B-L-B Sub-Strato Mask, Produced by American Anode, Inc., 1941

Photograph of someone modeling the B-L-B Sub-Strato mask, rubber parts for which were produced by American Anode, Inc., a B.F. Goodrich Company affiliate. The mask was made of Anode latex compounds and rubber parts, that were unaffected by sub-freezing temperatures. It fit snugly without interfering with the pilot's goggles or earphones. The pilot could talk into his microphone without removing the mask and without speech distortion.

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Photograph of someone modeling the B-L-B Sub-Strato mask, rubber parts for which were produced by American Anode, Inc., a B.F. Goodrich Company affiliate. The mask was made of Anode latex compounds and rubber parts, that were unaffected by sub-freezing temperatures. It fit snugly without interfering with the pilot's goggles or earphones. The pilot could talk into his microphone without removing the mask and without speech distortion.

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